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Vocab 13-16 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She __________ the leadership role to herself.

a)

blandish

b)

aspersion

c)

ascetic

d)

arrogate

2.

The break-up text contained a tone of __________ that defined the end of the relationship.

a)

arrogate

b)

ascetic

c)

aspersion

d)

blandish

3.

The big sister considered her baby brother a __________ to the family.

a)

blandish

b)

boon

c)

brusque

d)

buffet

4.

The Union troops ___________the British forces to win the Revolutionary War.

a)

buffeted

b)

burnish

c)

buttresses

d)

cacophony

5.

The column ____________ the roof above the statue.

a)

arrogated

b)

burnish

c)

cacophony

d)

buttress

6.

INDULGE is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

blandish

b)

aspersion

c)

ascetic

d)

arrogate

7.

REPULSE is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

boon

b)

blandish

c)

aspersion

d)

ascetic

8.

TACTFUL is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

brusque

b)

buffet

c)

burnish

d)

buttress

9.

TARNISH is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

arrogate

b)

cacophony

c)

buttress

d)

burnish

10.

SERENITY is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

burnish

b)

ascetic

c)

cacophony

d)

arogate

11.

RECANT is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

abjure

b)

abrogate

c)

acerbic

d)

acrimony

12.

HARSH is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

abrogate

b)

acerbic

c)

acrimony

d)

acumen

13.

INTUITION is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

acerbic

b)

acrimony

c)

acumen

d)

adumbrate

14.

ENTHUSIASM is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

anathema

b)

acumen

c)

adumbrate

d)

alacrity

15.

HOSTILITY is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

antipathy

b)

anathema

c)

approbation

d)

abjure

16.

You cannot ___________ anyone’s right to free speech!

a)

abjure

b)

abrogate

c)

acerbic

d)

acrimony

17.

Despite the level of __________ in the relationship I have with my boss, he respects my quality of work.

a)

abrogate

b)

acerbic

c)

acrimony

d)

acumen

18.

With assistance from the victim, the sketch artist will __________ a picture of the robbery suspect.

a)

acumen

b)

adumbrate

c)

alacrity

d)

anathema

19.

After the world learned of his heinous crimes, the dictator was considered an ___________.

a)

anathema

b)

antipathy

c)

approbation

d)

abjure

20.

I need to write a powerful resume to gain ___________ from an employer.

a)

abjure

b)

anathema

c)

approbation

d)

antipathy

21.

APATHY is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

cupidity

b)

cursory

c)

decry

d)

defile

22.

APPROVE is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

cursory

b)

decry

c)

defile

d)

demure

23.

BOLD is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

decry

b)

defile

c)

demure

d)

deprecate

24.

ADMIRE is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

deprecate

b)

desiccated

c)

desecrate

d)

deride

25.

EXPAND is an antonym for which vocabulary word?

a)

desiccated

b)

diaphanous

c)

decry

d)

defile

26.

After the ___________ examination of the artifacts, the archaeologist realized that he had probably stumbled on the find of the century.

a)

cupidity

b)

cursory

c)

decry

d)

defile

27.

Willis has lined the walls of his apartment with aluminum foil so that aliens won’t be able to penetrate his subconscious and ____________ his brain.

a)

defile

b)

decry

c)

cursory

d)

demure

28.

When you are teaching someone, you have to remember to not __________ their efforts to a point where they simply want to stop trying.

a)

defile

b)

demure

c)

deprecate

d)

deride

29.

Are you really going to _____________ the tribe’s burial ground by building a hotel on this property?

a)

deride

b)

desecrate

c)

desiccated

d)

diaphanous

30.

Mary found it quite easy to see through the __________ drapes.

a)

diaphanous

b)

cupidity

c)

cursory

d)

desiccated

31.

Finish the list of synonyms with your vocab word: defamation, lie, ...

a)

clemency

b)

capricious

c)

calumny

d)

cajole

32.

Finish the list of synonyms with your vocab word: compassion, grace, ...

a)

clemency

b)

capricious

c)

calumny

d)

cajole

33.

Finish the list of synonyms with your vocab word: accessory, attendant, ...

a)

capricious

b)

cogent

c)

conflagration

d)

concomitant

34.

Finish the list of synonyms with your vocab word: apologetic, remorseful, ...

a)

concomitant

b)

conflagration

c)

contrite

d)

conundrum

35.

Finish the list of synonyms with your vocab word: inexperience, simplicity, ...

a)

conundrum

b)

credulity

c)

cajole

d)

calumny

36.

Are you trying to __________ me into cooking your supper?

a)

contrite

b)

conundrum

c)

credulity

d)

cajole

37.

Even though the couple wanted to get married outside, they knew their ceremony depended on the ___________ weather.

a)

capricious

b)

calumny

c)

cajole

d)

clemency

38.

An experienced speaker, John knew how to deliver a __________ presentation that would easily engage his audience.

a)

clemency

b)

cogent

c)

concomitant

d)

conflagration

39.

The __________ between the teachers and the school board has led to a teacher strike.

a)

cogent

b)

concomitant

c)

conflagration

d)

contrite

40.

The labor secretary believes outsourcing could be the remedy for our employment ____________.

a)

conundrum

b)

credulity

c)

contrite

d)

cajole